Altstadt

Altstadt is a suburb in Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony. Altstadt is situated nearby to the neighborhood Andreasviertel, as well as near Michaelisviertel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hildesheim cathedral library and Hildesheim Cathedral Museum.

Hildesheim cathedral library

Library

Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.

Hildesheim Cathedral Museum

Museum

Photo: GodeNehler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hildesheim Cathedral Museum is the treasury and diocesan museum of Hildesheim, which illustrates over a thousand years of art and church history in Lower Saxony.

St. Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Church of St. Michael is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moritzberg and Barienrode.

Moritzberg

Neighborhood

Moritzberg is a quarter in the city of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on a hill in the west of the city, about a mile from the St. Mary's Cathedral. It was an independent market town until 1911.